Welton Surname

50,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Welton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Welton,' parishes in Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, East Riding of Yorkshire.

Roger de Weltone, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Stephen de Weltone, Bedfordshire ibid.

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Welton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,6041:54,8856,547
England2,1121:26,3823,606
Canada7671:48,0395,831
Brazil1561:1,372,27146,465
Australia1291:209,26920,284
Wales801:38,6823,791
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Scotland401:133,8458,251
Northern Ireland241:76,8765,365
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
France131:5,109,440259,941
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0811:22,5493,159
Wales191:82,5483,796
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6991:29,5583,598

Welton (24,362) may also be a first name.

Welton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Welton,' parishes in Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, East Riding of Yorkshire.

Roger de Weltone, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Stephen de Weltone, Bedfordshire ibid.

Hugh de Weltone, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1574-5. Basil Smithe and Johanna Welton, widow. Marriage Lic.(London).

1638. Edmund Welton and Hester Everard: ibid.

1796. Married — William Welton and Elizabeth Sleet: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Welton = the Farmstead by the Spring [Old English w(i)ell(a, a spring + tún, a farmstead, &c.] Welton, Northants and Lincs, was Welton 13th-14th cent. Welton, Soms., was Weleton 13th cent. Welton, Yorks, was Welleton and Welletun in Domes-day-Bk.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Welton (homestead by a stream or on the Welve River), the name of various places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parishes, &c,, in cos. Northampton, York, Northumberland, and Lincoln.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Somerset, Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Welton Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Welton Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Welton is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 50,609th most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 718,906 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Welton reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 32,649th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 24,362 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 6,604 people, or 1 in 54,885. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 12 percent are found, Michigan, where 6 percent are found and Illinois, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Welton occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Welton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Welton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Welton surname grew 389 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 421 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Welton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Welton surname is chiefly Anglican (78%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Welton are 16.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.5% registered with the party.

The amount Welton earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.46% more than the national average, earning R 317,160 per year; in United States they earn 5.45% more than the national average, earning $45,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.2% less than the national average, earning $47,097 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whelton921,589/
Wealton9260/
Wellton9254/
Wielton922/
Weltohn921/
Welhton921/
Weslton921/
Welthon921/
Weltond921/
Weldton920/
Waelton920/
Wwelton920/
Weltone920/
Wlton911/
Whealton86399/
Wheelton86312/
Wheltton861/
Whellton861/
Wilton8319,198/
Belton8316,424/
Velton83142/
Weltan8315/
Wylton833/
Uelton831/
Weltom831/
Wleton830/
Weltun830/
Whilton7784/
Willton7737/
Weltang777/
Wiltone776/
Bellton776/
Whylton773/
Wilthon772/
Welltom771/
Beltton771/
Wuilton771/
Wislton771/
Huelton771/
Beltonn771/
Vielton771/
Weltung770/
Weltgun770/
Blton732/
Velthoen71256/
Huelthon711/
Bilton674,941/
Veltan67467/
Beltan67364/
Vilton67167/
Veltom6723/
Uilton6719/
Wiltom6715/
Beltán676/
Wiltan676/
Veltun673/
Bylton673/
Beltun671/
Vellthoen671/
Bllton671/
Wilgliton671/
Wiglithon671/
Willthong670/

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